Roberto Guerrero

Roberto Guerrero
Guerrero at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2010.
Nationality	Colombian
Born	Roberto José Guerrero Isaza (1958-11-16) 16 November 1958 (age 58) Medellín, Colombia
Formula One World Championship career Active years 1982–1983 Teams Ensign, Theodore Entries 29 (21 starts) Championships 0 Wins 0 Podiums 0 Career points 0 Pole positions 0 Fastest laps 0 First entry 1982 South African Grand Prix Last entry 1983 European Grand Prix
Champ Car career 118 races run over 12 years Years active 1984-1995 Team(s) Bignotti-Carter Racing (1984) Team Cotter (1985-1986) Vince Granatelli Racing (1987-1988) Morales Motorsports (1989) Patrick Racing (1990-1991) King Racing (1991-1993) Euromotorsport (1991) Pagan Racing (1994-1995) Best finish 4th - 1987 First race 1984 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach) Last race 1995 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) First win 1987 Checker 200 (Phoenix) Last win 1987 Escort Radar Warning 200 (Mid-Ohio) Wins Podiums Poles 2 10 5
Indy Racing League Years active 1996–2001 Teams Pagan Racing (1996-1998) Cobb Racing (1998-1999) A.J. Foyt Enterprises (2000) Team Coulson (2000) Dick Simon Racing (2001) Starts 25 Wins 0 Poles 0 Best finish 4th in 1996 Awards 1984 1984 1998 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Champ Car World Series Rookie of the Year Scott Brayton Award

Roberto José Guerrero Isaza (born 16 November 1958, in Medellín) is a former racing driver from Colombia. He participated in 29 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 23 January 1982.

With no championship points in Formula One and no prospects to drive for a competitive team, Guerrero left at the end of the 1983 season to race in the United States. He had an auspicious beginning to his Indycar racing career, winning both CART and Indianapolis 500 rookie of the year honors in 1984. His initial promise was never completely fulfilled, winning only two CART races, both in 1987. Later the same year he had a massive accident which left him in a coma for 17 days.

Of special note were Guerrero's participations in the Indianapolis 500. He came very close to winning outright on two occasions, but bad luck always kept the victory out of his grasp. In 1992 he spun off on the pace lap after having qualified on the pole position. Guerrero finished runner up twice, in the top-five five times, and held the qualifying speed record from 1992 through 1996. Guerrero was also selected to participate in the 1988 International Race of Champions.

Guerrero became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1989. He and his wife have three children and reside in San Juan Capistrano in Orange County, California.

In recent years Guerrero has returned to racing, but of a different venue. He began off-road racing at the legendary Baja 2000. He has since continued to race in Baja 1000 events and guide tours of the Baja Peninsula with Wide Open Baja.

Guerrero began his racing career in 1972 by competing in kart racing. From 1972 to 1977 he won two national championships in his native Colombia. He also finished third in the 1975 Pan American Karting Championship.